Ziggy & Dolph -- Who Are You Wearing?

Posted Sep 21st 2009 1:37PM by TMZ Staff

Ziggy Marley and Dolph Lundgren have taken the ironic t-shirt craze to a whole new level.



While out in L.A. this weekend, Ziggy rocked an image of his legendary dad Bob Marley and Dolph chose a pic of the man that made him a star ... Rocky Balboa.

Wearing your claim to fame is the new "Do you know who I am?"

Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Fashion

Tags: bob marley, BobMarley, Dolph Lundgren, DolphLundgren, rocky, t-shirt, Ziggy Marley, ZiggyMarley

No Redemption in Marley Guitar Caper

Posted Dec 8th 2008 1:26PM by TMZ Staff

Bob Marley's prized guitar was set to be auctioned off at Christie's in November -- which was a complete surprise to the guy who claims ownership.

Aston Barrett -- bassist and founding member of Bob Marley and the Wailers -- has filed a lawsuit, alleging Bob gave him the strummer in question in 1979, two years before Marley died. Barrett says in 2000, he gave the guitar to Angus Reid for safekeeping.

Barret says he was shocked when he learned Barrett had allegedly put the Yamaha SG-1000 up for auction at Christie's.

Barrett wants the priceless guitar returned to him -- along with $50,000 for the trouble.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music

Tags: bob marley, BobMarley

Rugs for Rugrats

Posted Sep 27th 2006 1:46PM by TMZ Staff

Who hasn't wanted to dress up their toddler up as "The Donald"? Oh, you have your kid in a little business suit, his little hand waving about and that gurgling could almost be a "you're fired!" But you're missing the most important ingredient... the hair!

Well, concerned parents, just in time for Halloween, a company called Little Human is giving us Baby Toupees. You can give your child the celebrity locks of Donald Trump, Lil' Kim, Samuel L. Jackson and Bob Marley. The website says the wigs are safe for children ages up to nine months and has a soft comfortable lining. So your baby will be comfy while oozing a cuteness not seen since the Olsen twins appeared on "Full House."

If these adorable Baby Toupees don't make it onto your personalized Christmas card this year, you're doing your family and friends a huge disservice. Think about the children!

Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Kids, Olsen Twins, Celebritoyz

Tags: baby, baby toupee, baby toupees, BabyToupee, BabyToupees, bob marley, BobMarley, donald trump, DonaldTrump, halloween, lil kim, lil' kim, Lil'Kim, LilKim, olsen twins, OlsenTwins, samuel l jackson, SamuelLJackson, the don, TheDon, wig

Life After Death: Artists Top Charts From the Grave

Posted Jul 13th 2006 7:00PM by TMZ Staff

After being dead for three years, Johnny Cash has again topped the Billboard music charts -- for the first time in 37 years. Interestingly, TMZ did some digging and found out that The Man in Black is not the only artist who has had posthumous albums skyrocket to #1.

Tupac Shakur, aka 2Pac, was gunned down on a Las Vegas street in 1996 at the peak of his hip-hop career. Since that time, the rapper has released two albums that hit #1 on the charts-- once in 2001 and the other 2005. His mother Afeni Shakur is now controlling the artist's new album releases.

Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls, was killed the following year. 2Pac and Biggie were engulfed in a very heated East vs. West Coast rap war that played out in their music. Biggie had two albums hit #1 following his death -- "Life After Death" and "Born Again."

Seattle band Nirvana, a band fronted by Kurt Cobain, lost its leader to suicide on April 5, 1994. The band released "MTV Unplugged in NY" shortly after the singer's death -- which shot to #1. Two years later, the band released "From the Muddy Banks of Wishkah," which also launched up the charts to #1.

This album success trend doesn't only appear in Generation X artists. Long before those musicians picked up an instrument or microphone, dead celebrities were raking in the album sales; Bob Marley, Janis Joplin and Elvis Presley all had #1 one records after their deaths.

Filed under: Music

Tags: 2Pac, Bob Marley, BobMarley, Elvis Presley, ElvisPresley, Janis Joplin, JanisJoplin, Johnny Cash, JohnnyCash, Nirvana, Notorious B.I.G, NotoriousB.i.g